Legal Opinion
Clark v. Velsicol Chemical Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided September 10, 1991No. Nos. 90-1841, 90-1842PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WILKINSON, Circuit Judge:
This case presents a question of the boundaries of federal jurisdiction. The plaintiffs are two United Parcel Service employees who were allegedly injured by a leaking package of insecticide. They maintain that they can bring their negligence action in federal court because their claim involves a substantial federal question— that is, whether federal regulations covering the packaging and handling of hazardous substances apply to the particular insecticide. Because plaintiffs concede they have no federal cause of action and because the federal regulations are…
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